Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ball. Whittemore led with a rush, gained 20 yards, lost on a fumble. Touch-down by Corning three minutes from opening of game. Goal. Soon after another touch-down was made. No goal. Score 16-0. Rushes by Whittemor and Grinncll advanced the ball 25 yards. By a brilliant rush Twombly advanced the ball 20 yards. Touchdown by Winthrop. No goal. Mason made a good rush and touch-down. Final score, 30-0. B. L. were especially strong and effective in their rushes. Lewis and Twombly played well; and Gould's playing was the feature of the game. The seniors...
...weakness as Harvard showed during the first half. What with fumbling, bad rush line work and great carelessness in watching the ball it seemed as though Harvard had lost all her old animation. The second half was a little more satisfactory in point of score, which owing to the brilliant work of two or three men, was raised to a respectable figure...
Harvard won the second game of the foot ball season Saturday afternoon, defeating Dartmouth by a score of 43 to 0. The game abounded in brilliant plays, and was one of the prettiest contests which will be seen on Jarvis field this year. Both elevens were inclined to play roughly, each having a man disqualified for slugging; some of the Harvard rushers, too exhibited he same tendency to play off-side, which proved so costly in the Exeter game. These faults are not unnatural at the beginning of the season, however, and doubtless will disappear as the men play longer...
...interest in the tennis tournament at Rochester centred in the match between Wright and Howard Taylor, last year's champion and holder of the cup. Some brilliant play was witnessed and after a hard fight Wright was obliged to yield to the present champion. Taylor won the series and the championship by the following scores...
...game yesterday was very close but not very interesting; rain stopped it in the end of the eighth inning, when two of the visitors were out. Bates pitched and was a little wild, but was hit safely only at intervals. Howland made two brilliant running catches of balls hit far over his head, and Dean made a magnificent stop of a grounder and assist in the first...